Celebrity: "Solsticize It"

More from Celebrity on redo of Millennium class ships.

" The new ³Designed for you² platform has inspired us to ³Solsticize
it,² the ³it² being our Millennium-class fleet. So what does that mean?
Four ships. Four years. Beaucoup bucks. And a whole line-up of iconic
Solstice-class features on our Millennium classŠamong them:


The addition of Tuscan Grille

Ice-topped Martini Bar venues, paired with Crush, whose ice-filled
tables will present a selection of chilled, top-tier vodkas

Café al Bacio and Gelateria, replacing the former Cova Café

Bistro on Five, the popular creperie introduced on Celebrity Solstice
and Celebrity Equinox

As introduced on the Solstice Class, an Enomatic wine bar, the
state-of-the-art, Italian designed wine serving system allowing guests
to select and serve, at the touch of a button, the wines of their
choice by the glass

More sumptuous suites, on a par with those in the most modern hotels in
Europe, with all new furniture, flat-screen TVs, upholstery, bedding
and carpeting

Restyled staterooms, with entirely new carpeting, flat-screen TVs,
upholstery and bedding

New color schemes, carpeting and upholstery reflective of Solstice
Class in every public venue, from the Celebrity Theater to Seaside
Grill, from the main dining room to Michael¹s Club "

--
Charles

In article , Charles
wrote:

More, a tidbit from a Cruise Critic article.

" The cruise line will renovate one ship per year starting with
Constellation, which will enter dry-dock in April 2010 (there's no
concrete schedule yet for Infinity, Summit and Millennium). When all is
said and done, it'll be an investment of nearly $200 million."

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=3625

--
Charles

On Jan 8, 7:09Â*am, Charles wrote:
More from Celebrity on redo of Millennium class ships.

" The new ³Designed for you² platform has inspired us to ³Solsticize
it,² the ³it² being our Millennium-class fleet. So what does that mean?
Four ships. Four years. Beaucoup bucks. And a whole line-up of iconic
Solstice-class features on our Millennium classÅ*among them:

The addition of Tuscan Grille

Ice-topped Martini Bar venues, paired with Crush, whose ice-filled
tables will present a selection of chilled, top-tier vodkas

Café al Bacio and Gelateria, replacing the former Cova Café

Bistro on Five, the popular creperie introduced on Celebrity Solstice
and Celebrity Equinox

As introduced on the Solstice Class, an Enomatic wine bar, the
state-of-the-art, Italian designed wine serving system allowing guests
to select and serve, at the touch of a button, the wines of their
choice by the glass

More sumptuous suites, on a par with those in the most modern hotels in
Europe, with all new furniture, flat-screen TVs, upholstery, bedding
and carpeting

Restyled staterooms, with entirely new carpeting, flat-screen TVs,
upholstery and bedding

New color schemes, carpeting and upholstery reflective of Solstice
Class in every public venue, from the Celebrity Theater to Seaside
Grill, from the main dining room to Michael¹s Club "

--
Charles

I read this this morning in my email and think it is just a updating
of a ship hello! nothing real special

Susette
Cruise outlets and travel
833 Kings Hwy Woodbury, NJ
www.cruiseoutlets.com
800 853 9515

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Susette wrote:

I read this this morning in my email and think it is just a updating
of a ship hello! nothing real special

It appears to be substantial makeover.

--
Charles

Charles wrote:

The addition of Tuscan Grille

Great restaurant, but anohter money maker.

Ice-topped Martini Bar venues, paired with Crush, whose ice-filled
tables will present a selection of chilled, top-tier vodkas

If it is as good as on the Solstice, it will be very cool. Loved the
Martini Bar on the Solstice!!

Café al Bacio and Gelateria, replacing the former Cova Café

Bistro on Five, the popular creperie introduced on Celebrity Solstice
and Celebrity Equinox

More money making.

As introduced on the Solstice Class, an Enomatic wine bar, the
state-of-the-art, Italian designed wine serving system allowing guests
to select and serve, at the touch of a button, the wines of their
choice by the glass

This wasn't on the Solstice when we were on her. Think I heard about
this being on the Oasis, cool idea.

sue

I would like the wine bar! Although, mostly new revenue areas, which
I don't really care for! I thought the Solstice was pretty, but too
many "for pay" areas actually! And HAL is even getting that way
lately too....not loving it!

Jeff

"jeffcoud" wrote in message
...
I would like the wine bar! Although, mostly new revenue areas, which
I don't really care for! I thought the Solstice was pretty, but too
many "for pay" areas actually! And HAL is even getting that way
lately too....not loving it!

Jeff

You can still get by pretty inexpensively if you work at it (or actually
"don't" work at it... LOL)... translation. On our recent HAL Viking cruise,
I bit down on something at a restaurant in Florida the day before we sailed
and aggravated a molar that a few years earlier the dentist said "if it
starts bothering you, you'll need a root canal". I spent the whole cruise
doubling up on Motrin and Tylenol (neither by itself was enough). The day
after I got back the dentist did a root canal and said it even had in
infection. Having said all that... I think, other than my pre paid tips, I
had 3 drinks on my cruise bill for the week. It was the lowest cruise bill
I ever remember seeing. Never even got a shirt or cap. No internet. And
had no wine at dinner. Since I was kinda laying low because of the tooth
ache... I didn't spend any money.

And I think on Celebrity, I could probably get away just as cheaply with my
Elite status and the happy hour for Elite's that Charles talked about.

--Tom

"Tom K" wrote in message
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"jeffcoud" wrote in message
...
I would like the wine bar! Although, mostly new revenue areas, which
I don't really care for! I thought the Solstice was pretty, but too
many "for pay" areas actually! And HAL is even getting that way
lately too....not loving it!

Jeff

You can still get by pretty inexpensively if you work at it (or actually
"don't" work at it... LOL)... translation. On our recent HAL Viking
cruise, I bit down on something at a restaurant in Florida the day before
we sailed and aggravated a molar that a few years earlier the dentist said
"if it starts bothering you, you'll need a root canal". I spent the whole
cruise doubling up on Motrin and Tylenol (neither by itself was enough).
The day after I got back the dentist did a root canal and said it even had
in infection. Having said all that... I think, other than my pre paid
tips, I had 3 drinks on my cruise bill for the week. It was the lowest
cruise bill I ever remember seeing. Never even got a shirt or cap. No
internet. And had no wine at dinner. Since I was kinda laying low
because of the tooth ache... I didn't spend any money.

And I think on Celebrity, I could probably get away just as cheaply with
my Elite status and the happy hour for Elite's that Charles talked about.

--Tom


Hi Tom,

The reason for going "cheap", your sore tooth, was a bummer, but it got me
wondering if any in the group ever, or often, finish a cruise with no extra
on the bill. We all know the cruise lines count on the cash cows, but it
would be interesting to find out what the "average over" is comparing the
original price to the final bill. Would it scare us?

I don't remember a cruise without some wine and an excursion or three, but
maybe in my youth I kept track of the daily toll.

Oh, and Tom, teeth don't fix themselves. Next time bite the bullet and chew
in peace, words of advice you already knew.

Harry Cooper

"Seehorse Video" wrote in message
...

Oh, and Tom, teeth don't fix themselves. Next time bite the bullet and
chew in peace, words of advice you already knew.

Harry Cooper


He did say "IF it starts to bother you you'll need a root canal". He didn't
know for sure, or when. That was probably 3-4 years ago. It just picked a
bad time to get an infection (though to be fair, the Norway cruise last
summer would have been a much worse time). And even if the ship had a
dentist, not sure if I wanted to have him/her doing a root canal. Fixing a
cavity is one thing... a root canal is another thing.

--Tom

"Seehorse Video" wrote in message
...

"Tom K" wrote in message
...

"jeffcoud" wrote in message
...
I would like the wine bar! Although, mostly new revenue areas, which
I don't really care for! I thought the Solstice was pretty, but too
many "for pay" areas actually! And HAL is even getting that way
lately too....not loving it!

Jeff

You can still get by pretty inexpensively if you work at it (or actually
"don't" work at it... LOL)... translation. On our recent HAL Viking
cruise, I bit down on something at a restaurant in Florida the day before
we sailed and aggravated a molar that a few years earlier the dentist
said "if it starts bothering you, you'll need a root canal". I spent the
whole cruise doubling up on Motrin and Tylenol (neither by itself was
enough). The day after I got back the dentist did a root canal and said
it even had in infection. Having said all that... I think, other than my
pre paid tips, I had 3 drinks on my cruise bill for the week. It was the
lowest cruise bill I ever remember seeing. Never even got a shirt or
cap. No internet. And had no wine at dinner. Since I was kinda laying
low because of the tooth ache... I didn't spend any money.

And I think on Celebrity, I could probably get away just as cheaply with
my Elite status and the happy hour for Elite's that Charles talked about.

--Tom


Hi Tom,

The reason for going "cheap", your sore tooth, was a bummer, but it got me
wondering if any in the group ever, or often, finish a cruise with no
extra on the bill. We all know the cruise lines count on the cash cows,
but it would be interesting to find out what the "average over" is
comparing the original price to the final bill. Would it scare us?

I don't remember a cruise without some wine and an excursion or three, but
maybe in my youth I kept track of the daily toll.

Oh, and Tom, teeth don't fix themselves. Next time bite the bullet and
chew in peace, words of advice you already knew.

Harry Cooper

Hi Harry

A few years ago we were on a cruise (I don't remember which ship or line)
where we had some additional onboard credit and we used up all but $2.00 or
so of our credit. We thought we'd just ignore it.

On disembarkation day we were paged to report to the purser's desk and they
gave us a refund (I think it was a check) in the amount of the credit.

Barb and I rarely drink alcoholic beverages and normally only do tours, etc.
on the spur of the moment and pay cash for those things. We also have all
the "stuff" we need and don't buy ship's souvenirs. We get enough of that
from trivia contests, etc.

Tobieon an Island in the Pacific